Name: Essential - Country by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
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1. I Walk the Line

by Johnny Cash

Primary Artist: Johnny Cash; Main Performer
Performer: Johnny Cash; Performer
Composer: John R. Cash; Composer
Lyricist: John R. Cash; Composer
Composer: John R. Cash; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Russell; Production
Executive Producer: Marrgie Hunt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Denny Purcell; Production
Producer: Bob Johnson; Production
Artist: Johnny Cash; Production
Author: John R. Cash; Production

2. Distant Drums

by Jim Reeves

Primary Artist: Jim Reeves; Main Performer
Performer: Jim Reeves; Performer
Composer: Cindy Walker; Composer
Lyricist: Cindy Walker; Composer
Composer: Cindy Walker; Composer
Engineer: Jim Malloy; Production
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production
Recording: Jim Reeves; Production
Artist: Jim Reeves; Production
Author: Cindy Walker; Production

3. She Thinks I Still Care

by George Jones

Primary Artist: George Jones; Main Performer
Performer: George Jones; Performer
Composer: Dickey Lee; Composer
Lyricist: Dickey Lee; Composer
Composer: Dickey Lee; Composer
Mastering Engineer: M.c. Rather
Hollis Flatt; Production
Producer: Billy Sherrill; Production
Artist: George Jones; Production
Author: Dickey Lee; Production

4. Crying

by Roy Orbison

Primary Artist: Roy Orbison; Main Performer
Performer: Roy Orbison; Performer
Vocals: Roy Orbison; Performer
Composer: Joe Melson
Roy Orbison; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Melson
Roy Orbison; Composer
Composer: Roy Orbison
Joe Melson; Composer
Producer: Fred Foster; Production
Artist: Roy Orbison; Production
Author: Roy Orbison
Joe Melson; Production

5. Once a Day

by Connie Smith

Primary Artist: Connie Smith; Main Performer
Vocals: Connie Smith; Performer
Composer: Bill Anderson; Composer
Lyricist: Bill Anderson; Composer
Composer: Bill Anderson; Composer
Engineer: Al Pachucki; Production
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production
Author: Bill Anderson; Production

6. The End of the World

by Skeeter Davis

Primary Artist: Skeeter Davis; Main Performer
Performer: Skeeter Davis; Performer
Composer: Sylvia Dee
Arthur Kent; Composer
Lyricist: Sylvia Dee
Arthur Kent; Composer
Composer: Sylvia Dee
Arthur Kent; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production
Artist: Skeeter Davis; Production
Author: Sylvia Dee
Arthur Kent; Production

7. Abilene

by George Hamilton Iv

Primary Artist: George Hamilton Iv; Main Performer
Performer: George Hamilton Iv; Performer
Arranger: John D. Loudermilk; Composer
Composer: Lester Brown
John D. Loudermilk
Bob Gibson; Composer
Lyricist: Lester Brown
John D. Loudermilk
Bob Gibson; Composer
Composer: Lester Brown
Bob Gibson; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production
Artist: George Hamilton Iv; Production
Author: Lester Brown
Bob Gibson; Production

8. Please Help Me, I'm Falling

by Hank Locklin

Primary Artist: Hank Locklin; Main Performer
Performer: Hank Locklin; Performer
Composer: Hal Blair
Don Robertson; Composer
Lyricist: Hal Blair
Don Robertson; Composer
Composer: Hal Blair
Don Robertson; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins
Bob Ferguson
Steve Sholes; Production
Artist: Hank Locklin; Production
Author: Hal Blair
Don Robertson; Production

9. Big Bad John

by Jimmy Dean

Primary Artist: Jimmy Dean; Main Performer
Performer: Jimmy Dean; Performer
Composer: Jimmy Dean; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmy Dean; Composer
Composer: Jimmy Dean; Composer
Producer: Frank Jones
Don Law; Production
Artist: Jimmy Dean; Production
Author: Jimmy Dean; Production

10. Here Comes My Baby

by Dottie West

Primary Artist: Dottie West; Main Performer
Performer: Dottie West; Performer
Composer: Bill West
Dottie West; Composer
Lyricist: Bill West
Dottie West; Composer
Composer: Dottie West
Bill West; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins
Bob Ferguson; Production
Artist: Dottie West; Production
Author: Dottie West
Bill West; Production

11. Make the World Go Away

by Eddy Arnold

Primary Artist: Eddy Arnold; Main Performer
Performer: Eddy Arnold; Performer
Composer: Hank Cochran; Composer
Lyricist: Hank Cochran; Composer
Composer: Hank Cochran; Composer
Producer: Mike Lipskin
Chet Atkins; Production
Artist: Eddy Arnold; Production
Author: Hank Cochran; Production

12. Devil Woman

by Marty Robbins

Primary Artist: Marty Robbins; Main Performer
Performer: Marty Robbins; Performer
Composer: Marty Robbins; Composer
Lyricist: Marty Robbins; Composer
Composer: Marty Robbins; Composer
Mastering Engineer: M. C. Rather; Production
Producer: Frank Jones
Don Law; Production
Artist: Marty Robbins; Production
Author: Marty Robbins; Production

13. 500 Miles Away from Home

by Bobby Bare

Primary Artist: Bobby Bare; Main Performer
Performer: Bobby Bare; Performer
Composer: Hedy West
Bobby Bare
Charlie Williams; Composer
Lyricist: Hedy West
Bobby Bare
Charlie Williams; Composer
Composer: Bobby Bare
Charlie Williams; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production
Artist: Bobby Bare; Production
Author: Bobby Bare
Charlie Williams; Production

14. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

by Frankie Laine

Primary Artist: Frankie Laine; Main Performer
Performer: Frankie Laine; Performer
Vocals: Frankie Laine; Performer
Composer: N. Washington
D. Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Lyricist: N. Washington
D. Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin; Composer
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
N. Washington; Composer
Director: Jimmy Carroll; Production
Remastering: Mark Wilder; Production
Artist: Frankie Laine; Production
Author: Dimitri Tiomkin
N. Washington; Production

15. I Love You Mostly

by Lefty Frizzell

Primary Artist: Lefty Frizzell; Main Performer
Guitar: Lefty Frizzell; Performer
Performer: Lefty Frizzell; Performer
Composer: B. Frizzell
B. Adams; Composer
Lyricist: B. Frizzell
B. Adams; Composer
Composer: B. Frizzell
B. Adams; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Debra Parkinson; Production
Mixing Engineer: Debra Parkinson; Production
Producer: Bob Irwin; Production
Artist: Lefty Frizzell; Production
Author: B. Frizzell
B. Adams; Production

16. Oh Lonesome Me

by Don Gibson

Primary Artist: Don Gibson; Main Performer
Performer: Don Gibson; Performer
Composer: Don Gibson; Composer
Lyricist: Don Gibson; Composer
Composer: Don Gibson; Composer
Engineer: Joe Lopes; Production
Executive Producer: Don Wardell; Production
Producer: John Snyder; Production
Artist: Don Gibson; Production
Author: Don Gibson; Production

17. Yakety Axe

by Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins
Mark Knopfler; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer
Guy Fletcher
Steve Wariner; Performer
Dobro: Paul Franklin; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'connor; Performer
Composer: J. Rich
B. Randolph
M. Travis; Composer
Lyricist: J. Rich
B. Randolph
M. Travis; Composer
Composer: B. Randolph
J. Rich
M. Travis; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Vanelle
Ron Eve; Production
Mastering Engineer: Alan Yoshida
Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: Bill Schnee; Production
Author: B. Randolph
J. Rich
M. Travis; Production
Background Vocals: Vince Gill; Performer
Drums: Guy Fletcher
Larrie Londin; Performer
Keyboard: Guy Fletcher; Performer
Mandolin: Mark O'connor; Performer
Performer: Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins; Performer
Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin; Performer
Producer: Mark Knopfler; Production
Recording: Guy Fletcher
Mike Poston; Production
Artist: Chet Atkins
Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler; Production

18. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

by Lester Flatt

Primary Artist: Lester Flatt; Main Performer
Performer: Lester Flatt; Performer
Composer: Earl Scruggs; Composer
Lyricist: Earl Scruggs; Composer
Composer: Earl Scruggs; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production
Recording: Leslie Ladd; Production
Artist: Lester Flatt; Production
Author: Earl Scruggs; Production

19. I'm Movin' On

by Hank Snow

Primary Artist: Hank Snow; Main Performer
Performer: Hank Snow; Performer
Composer: Hank Snow; Composer
Lyricist: Hank Snow; Composer
Composer: Hank Snow; Composer
Artist: Hank Snow; Production
Author: Hank Snow; Production

20. A Hundred Years from Now

by Elvis Presley

Primary Artist: Elvis Presley; Main Performer
Performer: Elvis Presley; Performer
Composer: L. Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt; Composer
Lyricist: L. Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt; Composer
Composer: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Composer
Artist: Elvis Presley; Production
Author: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Production

1. Jolene

by Dolly Parton

Primary Artist: Dolly Parton; Main Performer
Performer: Dolly Parton; Performer
Composer: Dolly Parton; Composer
Lyricist: Dolly Parton; Composer
Composer: Dolly Parton; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production
Artist: Dolly Parton; Production
Author: Dolly Parton; Production

2. Stand By Your Man

by Tammy Wynette

Primary Artist: Tammy Wynette; Main Performer
Performer: Tammy Wynette; Performer
Composer: Tammy Wynette
Billy Sherrill; Composer
Lyricist: Tammy Wynette
Billy Sherrill; Composer
Composer: Tammy Wynette
Billy Sherrill; Composer
Executive Producer: Margie Hunt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Hoyt Dooley; Production
Producer: Billy Sherrill; Production
Artist: Tammy Wynette; Production
Author: Tammy Wynette
Billy Sherrill; Production

3. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'

by Charley Pride

Primary Artist: Charley Pride; Main Performer
Performer: Charley Pride; Performer
Composer: Ben Peters
Benedict Peters; Composer
Lyricist: Ben Peters
Benedict Peters; Composer
Composer: Benedict Peters; Composer
Engineer: Tom Pick; Production
Producer: Jack Clement; Production
Remastering: Hank Williams; Production
Artist: Charley Pride; Production
Author: Benedict Peters; Production

4. That's the Way Love Goes

by Merle Haggard

Primary Artist: Merle Haggard; Main Performer
Performer: Merle Haggard; Performer
Composer: Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell; Composer
Lyricist: Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell; Composer
Composer: Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell; Composer
Mastering Engineer: M. C. Rather; Production
Producer: Merle Haggard
Ray Baker; Production
Artist: Merle Haggard; Production
Author: Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell; Production

5. Any Day Now

by Ronnie Milsap

Primary Artist: Ronnie Milsap; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Hilliard
Burt Bacharach; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Hilliard
Burt Bacharach; Composer
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Bob Hilliard; Composer
Producer: Ronnie Milsap
Tom Collins; Production
Artist: Ronnie Milsap; Production
Author: Burt Bacharach
Bob Hilliard; Production

6. Run for the Roses

by Dan Fogelberg

Primary Artist: Dan Fogelberg; Main Performer
Performer: Dan Fogelberg; Performer
Composer: D. Fogelberg; Composer
Lyricist: D. Fogelberg; Composer
Composer: D. Fogelberg; Composer
Producer: Dan Fogelberg; Production
Artist: Dan Fogelberg; Production
Author: D. Fogelberg; Production

7. I Couldn't Leave You If I TRIED

by Rodney Crowell

Primary Artist: Rodney Crowell; Main Performer
Performer: Rodney Crowell; Performer
Composer: R. Crowell
Rodney Crowell; Composer
Lyricist: R. Crowell
Rodney Crowell; Composer
Composer: Rodney Crowell; Composer
Producer: Unknown; Production
Artist: Rodney Crowell; Production
Author: Rodney Crowell; Production

8. Seven Year Ache

by Rosanne Cash

Primary Artist: Rosanne Cash; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Jerry Mcgee; Performer
Performer: Rosanne Cash; Performer
Piano: Emory Gordy
Glen D. Hardin; Performer
Steel Guitar: Hank Devito; Performer
Vocals: Rosanne Cash; Performer
Composer: R. Cash
Rosanne Cash; Composer
Lyricist: R. Cash
Rosanne Cash; Composer
Composer: Roseanne Cash; Composer
Producer: Rodney Crowell; Production
Artist: Rosanne Cash; Production
Author: Roseanne Cash; Production

9. Come Next Monday

by K.t. Oslin

Primary Artist: K.t. Oslin; Main Performer
Performer: K.t. Oslin; Performer
Composer: Charlie Black
Rory Michael Bourke
K.t. Oslin; Composer
Lyricist: Charlie Black
Rory Michael Bourke
K.t. Oslin; Composer
Composer: K.t. Oslin
Rory Michael Bourke
Charlie Black; Composer
Engineer: Pete Greene
Michael Mccarthy; Production
Mixing Engineer: Jim Cotton
Joe Scaife; Production
Producer: Jim Cotton
Joe Scaife; Production
Recording: Jim Cotton
Joe Scaife; Production
Artist: K.t. Oslin; Production
Author: K.t. Oslin
Rory Michael Bourke
Charlie Black; Production

10. Delta Dawn

by Tanya Tucker

Primary Artist: Tanya Tucker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: The Nashville Edition
The Jordanaires; Performer
Performer: Tanya Tucker; Performer
Composer: A. Harvey
L. Collins
Alex Harvey
Larry Collins; Composer
Lyricist: A. Harvey
L. Collins
Alex Harvey
Larry Collins; Composer
Composer: Alex Harvey
Larry Collins; Composer
Engineer: Lou Bradley; Production
Producer: Billy Sherrill; Production
Remixing: Lou Bradley; Production
Artist: Tanya Tucker; Production
Author: Alex Harvey
Larry Collins; Production

11. Rose Garden

by Lynn Anderson

Primary Artist: Lynn Anderson; Main Performer
Performer: Lynn Anderson; Performer
Composer: Joe South; Composer
Lyricist: Joe South; Composer
Composer: Joe South; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Warren Weberg; Production
Producer: Glenn Sutton; Production
Artist: Lynn Anderson; Production
Author: Joe South; Production

12. Me and Bobby Gee

by Kris Kristofferson

Primary Artist: Kris Kristofferson; Main Performer
Performer: Kris Kristofferson; Performer
Composer: Kris Kristofferson
F. Foster
Fred Foster; Composer
Lyricist: Kris Kristofferson
F. Foster
Fred Foster; Composer
Composer: Kris Kristofferson
Fred Foster; Composer
Producer: Unknown; Production
Artist: Kris Kristofferson; Production
Author: Kris Kristofferson
Fred Foster; Production

13. The Most Beautiful Girl

by Charlie Rich

Primary Artist: Charlie Rich; Main Performer
Background Vocals: The Nashville Edition; Performer
Performer: Charlie Rich; Performer
Arranger: Bill Mcelhiney; Composer
Composer: Norris Wilson
Rory Bourke
Billy Sherrill; Composer
Lyricist: Norris Wilson
Rory Bourke
Billy Sherrill; Composer
Composer: Billy Sherrill
Norris Wilson
Rory Bourke; Composer
Engineer: Lou Bradley; Production
Producer: Billy Sherrill; Production
Artist: Charlie Rich; Production
Author: Billy Sherrill
Norris Wilson
Rory Bourke; Production

14. I Can Help

by Billy Swan

Primary Artist: Billy Swan; Main Performer
Performer: Billy Swan; Performer
Composer: B. Swan
Billy Swan; Composer
Lyricist: B. Swan
Billy Swan; Composer
Composer: Billy Swan; Composer
A&r: Patti Matheny; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ken Robertson; Production
Producer: Nick Shaffran; Production
Project Coordinator: Joy Gilbert; Production
Artist: Billy Swan; Production
Author: Billy Swan; Production

15. Desperados Waiting For A Train

by Guy Clark

Primary Artist: Guy Clark; Main Performer
Performer: Guy Clark; Performer
Composer: Guy Clark; Composer
Lyricist: Guy Clark; Composer
Composer: Guy Clark; Composer
Producer: Neil Wilburn; Production
Artist: Guy Clark; Production
Author: Guy Clark; Production

16. The Devil Went Down to Georgia

by Charlie Daniels

Primary Artist: Charlie Daniels; Main Performer
Performer: Charlie Daniels; Performer
Composer: Jim Marshall
Taz Digregorio
Tom Crain
Fred Edwards
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Hayward; Composer
Lyricist: Jim Marshall
Taz Digregorio
Tom Crain
Fred Edwards
Charlie Daniels
Charlie Hayward; Composer
Composer: Charlie Daniels
Tom Crain
Taz Digregorio
Fred Edwards
Charlie Hayward
Jim Marshall; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Hollis Flatt
M.c. Rather; Production
Producer: John Boylan; Production
Artist: Charlie Daniels; Production
Author: Charlie Daniels
Tom Crain
Taz Digregorio
Fred Edwards
Charlie Hayward
Jim Marshall; Production

17. Living Next Door to Alice

by Smokie

Primary Artist: Smokie; Main Performer
Performer: Smokie; Performer
Composer: Michael Chapman
Nicky Chinn; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Chapman
Nicky Chinn; Composer
Composer: Michael Chapman
Nicky Chinn; Composer
Producer: Mike Chapman
Nicky Chinn; Production
Artist: Smokie; Production
Author: Michael Chapman
Nicky Chinn; Production

18. Take This Job and Shove It

by Johnny Paycheck

Primary Artist: Johnny Paycheck; Main Performer
Performer: Johnny Paycheck; Performer
Composer: David Allan Coe; Composer
Lyricist: David Allan Coe; Composer
Composer: David Allan Coe; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Johnathan Russell; Production
Editing: Carlos Grier
Eric Conn; Production
Executive Producer: Margie Hunt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Richard Lescallette
Denny Purcell; Production
Producer: Billy Sherrill; Production
Artist: Johnny Paycheck; Production
Author: David Allan Coe; Production

19. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

by Waylon Jennings

Primary Artist: Waylon Jennings; Main Performer
Performer: Waylon Jennings; Performer
Composer: Waylon Jennings; Composer
Lyricist: Waylon Jennings; Composer
Composer: Waylon Jennings; Composer
Engineer: Kyle Lehning; Production
Producer: Jack Clement
Waylon Jennings; Production
Artist: Waylon Jennings; Production
Author: Waylon Jennings; Production

20. Always On My Mind

by Willie Nelson

Primary Artist: Willie Nelson; Main Performer
Performer: Willie Nelson; Performer
Composer: John Christopher
Mark James
Wayne C. Thompson; Composer
Lyricist: John Christopher
Mark James
Wayne C. Thompson; Composer
Composer: John Christopher
Wayne C. Thompson
Mark James; Composer
Producer: Unknown; Production
Artist: Willie Nelson; Production
Author: John Christopher
Wayne C. Thompson
Mark James; Production

1. Before He Cheats

by Carrie Underwood

Primary Artist: Carrie Underwood; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Background Vocals: Lisa Cochran
Wes Hightower; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Composer: Chris Tompkins
Josh Kear; Composer
Drums: Lonnie Wilson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac
J.t. Corenflos; Performer
Fiddle: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Keyboard: Steve Nathan; Performer
Percussion: Eric Darken; Performer
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson; Performer
Composer: Chris Tompkins
Josh Kear; Composer
Lyricist: Chris Tompkins
Josh Kear; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Boden
Chris Ashburn
Nick Holman; Production
Performer: Carrie Underwood; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Hank Williams; Production
Mixing Engineer: Derek Bason; Production
Producer: Mark Bright; Production
Recording: Derek Bason; Production
Artist: Carrie Underwood; Production
Author: Chris Tompkins
Josh Kear; Production

2. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

by Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett

Primary Artist: Alan Jackson
Jimmy Buffett; Main Performer
Background Vocals: John Wesley Ryles; Performer
Performer: Jimmy Buffett
Alan Jackson; Performer
Composer: Jim "moose" Brown
Don Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Jim "moose" Brown
Don Rollins; Composer
Composer: Jim "moose" Brown
Don Rollins; Composer
Producer: Keith Stegall; Production
Artist: Alan Jackson
Jimmy Buffett
Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett; Production
Author: Jim "moose" Brown
Don Rollins; Production

3. High Cotton

by Alabama

Primary Artist: Alabama; Main Performer
Performer: Alabama; Performer
Composer: Roger Murrah
Scott Anders; Composer
Lyricist: Roger Murrah
Scott Anders; Composer
Composer: Roger Murrah
Scott Anders; Composer
Producer: Josh Leoh
Larry Michael Lee
Alabama
Josh Leo; Production
Artist: Alabama; Production
Author: Roger Murrah
Scott Anders; Production

4. Cowgirls Don't Cry (feat. Reba McEntire)

by Brooks & Dunn, Reba Mcentire

Featured Artist: Reba Mcentire; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Brooks & Dunn; Main Performer
Background Vocals: George King
John Wesley Ryles
Terry Mcbride
Wes Hightower
Crystal Taliefero
Kim Parent; Performer
Performer: Brooks & Dunn; Performer
Composer: Terry Mcbride
Ronnie Dunn; Composer
Lyricist: Terry Mcbride
Ronnie Dunn; Composer
Composer: Ronnie Dunn
Terry Mcbride; Composer
Producer: Kix Brooks
Tony Brown
Ronnie Dunn; Production
Artist: Brooks & Dunn
Reba Mcentire; Production
Author: Ronnie Dunn
Terry Mcbride; Production

5. Gunpowder & Lead

by Miranda Lambert

Primary Artist: Miranda Lambert; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Mike Wrucke
Natalie Hemby; Performer
Banjo: Mike Wrucke; Performer
Bass: Glenn Worf; Performer
Drums: Chad Cromwell; Performer
Fiddle: Hank Singer; Performer
Guitar: Waddy Wachtel
Richard Bennett
Mike Wrucke
Jay Joyce
Randy Scruggs; Performer
Lyricist: Miranda Lambert
Heather Little; Composer
Composer: Miranda Lambert
Heather Little; Composer
Editing: Stewart Whitmore; Production
Producer: Frank Liddell
Mike Wrucke; Production
Keyboard: Chuck Leavell; Performer
Recording: Mike Wrucke; Production
Author: Miranda Lambert
Heather Little; Production
Mandolin: Randy Scruggs; Performer
Composer: Miranda Lambert
Heather Little; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Eric Tonkin; Production
Percussion: Eric Darken; Performer
Performer: Miranda Lambert; Performer
Steel Guitar: Russ Pahl; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Stephen Marcussen; Production
Artist: Miranda Lambert; Production

6. Born to Fly

by Sara Evans

Primary Artist: Sara Evans; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ricky Skaggs
Sara Evans; Performer
Performer: Sara Evans; Performer
Composer: Darrell Scott
Marcus Hummon
Sara Evans; Composer
Lyricist: Darrell Scott
Marcus Hummon
Sara Evans; Composer
Composer: Sara Evans
Marcus Hummon
Darrell Scott; Composer
Producer: Paul Worley
Sara Evans; Production
Artist: Sara Evans; Production
Author: Sara Evans
Marcus Hummon
Darrell Scott; Production

7. Redneck Woman

by Gretchen Wilson

Primary Artist: Gretchen Wilson; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Mike Brignardello; Performer
Background Vocals: Big Kenny
Gretchen Wilson
John Rich
Trez
Wes Hightower
Angela Primm
Gale West
Joe Scaife; Performer
Composer: Gretchen Wilson
John Rich; Composer
Composer: Gretchen Wilson
John Rich; Composer
Banjo: Russ Pahl; Performer
Baritone Guitar: John Rich
John Willis; Performer
Drums: Greg Morrow; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kenny Greenberg
Tom Bukovac; Performer
Fiddle: Larry Franklin; Performer
Mandolin: Larry Franklin; Performer
Percussion: Greg Morrow
Eric Darken; Performer
Performer: Gretchen Wilson; Performer
Piano: Reese Wynans
Steve Nathan; Performer
Steel Guitar: Russ Pahl; Performer
Lyricist: Gretchen Wilson
John Rich; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Paul Hart
Todd Gunnerson; Production
Editing: Ronnie Thomas; Production
Mastering Engineer: Hank Williams; Production
Mixing Engineer: Lowell Reynolds
Paul Hart
Bart Pursley; Production
Producer: John Rich
Joe Scaife
Mark Wright; Production
Recording: Greg Droman; Production
Artist: Gretchen Wilson; Production
Author: Gretchen Wilson
John Rich; Production

8. Now I Know

by Lari White

Primary Artist: Lari White; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Stephony Smith
Chuck Cannon; Performer
Performer: Lari White; Performer
Composer: Cindy Greene
Chick Rains
Don Cook; Composer
Lyricist: Cindy Greene
Chick Rains
Don Cook; Composer
Composer: Chick Rains
Cindy Greene
Don Cook; Composer
Producer: Garth Fundis; Production
Artist: Lari White; Production
Author: Chick Rains
Cindy Greene
Don Cook; Production

9. Don't Blink

by Kenny Chesney

Primary Artist: Kenny Chesney; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Andrea Zonn; Performer
Performer: Kenny Chesney; Performer
Composer: Chris Wallin
Casey Beathard; Composer
Lyricist: Chris Wallin
Casey Beathard; Composer
Composer: Casey Beathard
Chris Wallin; Composer
Producer: Kenny Chesney
Buddy Cannon; Production
Artist: Kenny Chesney; Production
Author: Casey Beathard
Chris Wallin; Production

10. A Good Run of Bad Luck

by Clint Black

Primary Artist: Clint Black; Main Performer
Vocals: Clint Black; Performer
Composer: Hayden Nicholas
Clint Black; Composer
Lyricist: Hayden Nicholas
Clint Black; Composer
Composer: Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas; Composer
Engineer: Lynn Peterzell; Production
Producer: Clint Black
James Stroud; Production
Artist: Clint Black; Production
Author: Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas; Production

11. If I Were You (And She Were Mine)

by Collin Raye

Primary Artist: Collin Raye; Main Performer
Performer: Collin Raye; Performer
Composer: R. Peoples
Richard Fagan; Composer
Lyricist: R. Peoples
Richard Fagan; Composer
Composer: Richard Fagan
R. Peoples; Composer
Producer: John Hobbs
Jerry Fuller; Production
Artist: Collin Raye; Production
Author: Richard Fagan
R. Peoples; Production

12. Meet In the Middle

by Diamond Rio

Primary Artist: Diamond Rio; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Dana Williams; Performer
Background Vocals: Gene Johnson
Dana Williams; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Marty Roe; Performer
Composer: Don Pfrimmer
Jim Foster
John Hartford
Chapin Hartford; Composer
Lyricist: Don Pfrimmer
Jim Foster
John Hartford
Chapin Hartford; Composer
Composer: Chapin Hartford
Jim Foster
Don Pfrimmer; Composer
Author: Chapin Hartford
Jim Foster
Don Pfrimmer; Production
Drums: Brian Prout; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Olander; Performer
Keyboard: Dan Truman; Performer
Mandolin: Gene Johnson; Performer
Performer: Diamond Rio; Performer
Vocals: Marty Roe; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Glenn Meadows; Production
Producer: Monty Powell
Tim Dubois; Production
Artist: Diamond Rio; Production

13. What Part of No

by Lorrie Morgan

Primary Artist: Lorrie Morgan; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Lisa Silver
Dennis Wilson
Curtis "mr. Harmony" Young
Michael Black; Performer
Performer: Lorrie Morgan; Performer
Composer: Wayne Perry
Gerald Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Wayne Perry
Gerald Smith; Composer
Composer: Wayne Perry
Gerald Smith; Composer
Producer: Richard Landis; Production
Artist: Lorrie Morgan; Production
Author: Wayne Perry
Gerald Smith; Production

14. Put Yourself In My Place

by Pam Tillis

Primary Artist: Pam Tillis; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Glenn Worf; Performer
Background Vocals: Vicki Hampton
Tricia Walker
Harry Stinson
Pam Tillis
Ashley Cleveland
Karen Staley; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Carl Jackson; Performer
Drums: Paul Leim
Eddie Bayers; Performer
Composer: Carl Jackson
Pam Tillis; Composer
Lyricist: Carl Jackson
Pam Tillis; Composer
Composer: Pam Tillis
Carl Jackson; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Ed Seay; Production
Recording: Ed Seay; Production
Electric Guitar: Larry Byrom
John Jorgenson
Steve Gibson; Performer
Fiddle: Mark O'connor; Performer
Producer: Ed Seay
Paul Worley; Production
Author: Pam Tillis
Carl Jackson; Production
Mandolin: Mark O'connor; Performer
Artist: Pam Tillis; Production
Performer: Pam Tillis; Performer
Piano: Dennis Burnside
Matt Rollings; Performer
Steel Guitar: Bruce C. Bouton; Performer

15. Here I Am

by Patty Loveless

Primary Artist: Patty Loveless; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Curtis Young
Dawn Sears
Kathy Burdick
Donna Mcelroy
Tim Hensley
Carmella Ramsey
Harry Stinson
Liana Manis; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Richard Bennett
Biff Watson
Paul Worley
Steve Gibson; Performer
Bass: Emory Gordy Jr.; Performer
Drums: Owen Hale
Harry Stinson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Richard Bennett
Steve Gibson; Performer
Composer: Tony Arata; Composer
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan
Glen Duncan; Performer
Harp: Jimmy Hall; Performer
Keyboard: Mike Lawler; Performer
Mandolin: Stuart Duncan
Steve Gibson; Performer
Percussion: Eddy Anderson; Performer
Performer: Patty Loveless; Performer
Piano: John Hobbs
John Barlow Jarvis; Performer
Slide Guitar: Jerry Douglas; Performer
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Paul Franklin
Pete Finney; Performer
Composer: Tony Arata; Composer
Lyricist: Tony Arata; Composer
Producer: Emory Gordy
Emory Gordy Jr.; Production
Artist: Patty Loveless; Production
Author: Tony Arata; Production
Jr.: Emory Gordy; Other

16. Amazed

by Lonestar

Primary Artist: Lonestar; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Russell Terrell; Performer
Performer: Lonestar; Performer
Composer: Chris Lindsey
Marv Green
Aimee Mayo; Composer
Lyricist: Chris Lindsey
Marv Green
Aimee Mayo; Composer
Composer: Marv Green
Aimee Mayo
Chris Lindsey; Composer
Producer: Dann Huff; Production
Artist: Lonestar; Production
Author: Marv Green
Aimee Mayo
Chris Lindsey; Production

17. Tonight The Heartache's On Me

by Joy Lynn White

Primary Artist: Joy Lynn White; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Harry Stinson
Larry Marrs; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Richard Bennett
Paul Worley; Performer
Composer: Bob Morrison
Mary Francis
John Macrae; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Morrison
Mary Francis
John Macrae; Composer
Composer: Mary Francis
John Macrae
Bob Morrison; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Lee Groitzsch
Graham Lewis; Production
Editing: Don Cobb; Production
Mastering Engineer: Denny Purcell; Production
Mixing Engineer: Chuck Ainlay; Production
Recording: Chuck Ainlay
Mike Poole; Production
Author: Mary Francis
John Macrae
Bob Morrison; Production
Bass: Larry Marrs; Performer
Drums: John Gardner; Performer
Electric Guitar: Mike Henderson; Performer
Fiddle: Hank Singer; Performer
Performer: Joy Lynn White; Performer
Piano: Steve Nathan; Performer
Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Producer: Blake Chancey
Paul Worley; Production
Artist: Joy Lynn White; Production

18. He Thinks He'll Keep Her

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Primary Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter; Main Performer
Background Vocals: John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Mary Chapin Carpenter; Performer
Bass: Bob Glaub; Performer
Drums: Andy Newmark; Performer
Guitar: John Jorgenson; Performer
Performer: Mary Chapin Carpenter; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Composer: Don Schlitz
Mary Chapin Carpenter; Composer
Lyricist: Don Schlitz
Mary Chapin Carpenter; Composer
Composer: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Don Schlitz; Composer
Producer: John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter; Production
Recording: Bob Dawson; Production
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter; Production
Author: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Don Schlitz; Production

19. Line Dance Party

by The Woolpackers

Primary Artist: The Woolpackers
Woolpackers; Main Performer
Vocals: Woolpackers; Performer
Composer: E. Phillips
B. Garner
Bob Garner
Eddie Phillips; Composer
Lyricist: E. Phillips
B. Garner
Bob Garner
Eddie Phillips; Composer
Composer: Bob Garner
Eddie Phillips; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Dave Clarke
Robert Cattermole
Jason Westbrook; Production
Engineer: Robin Sellars; Production
Producer: Nigel Wright; Production
Programmer: Lee Mccutcheon; Production
Artist: The Woolpackers; Production
Author: Bob Garner
Eddie Phillips; Production

20. Wild Angels

by Martina Mcbride

Primary Artist: Martina Mcbride; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ashley Cleveland
Larry Marrs
Vicki Hampton
Harry Stinson; Performer
Performer: Martina Mcbride; Performer
Composer: Matraca Berg
Harry Stinson
Gary Harrison; Composer
Lyricist: Matraca Berg
Harry Stinson
Gary Harrison; Composer
Composer: Matraca Berg
Gary Harrison
Harry Stinson; Composer
Producer: Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Martina Mcbride; Production
Artist: Martina Mcbride; Production
Author: Matraca Berg
Gary Harrison
Harry Stinson; Production

Essential - Country

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. I Walk the Line

2. Distant Drums

3. She Thinks I Still Care

4. Crying

5. Once a Day

6. The End of the World

7. Abilene

8. Please Help Me, I'm Falling

9. Big Bad John

10. Here Comes My Baby

11. Make the World Go Away

12. Devil Woman

13. 500 Miles Away from Home

14. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

15. I Love You Mostly

16. Oh Lonesome Me

17. Yakety Axe

18. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

19. I'm Movin' On

20. A Hundred Years from Now

Volume 2

1. Jolene

2. Stand By Your Man

3. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'

4. That's the Way Love Goes

5. Any Day Now

6. Run for the Roses

7. I Couldn't Leave You If I TRIED

8. Seven Year Ache

9. Come Next Monday

10. Delta Dawn

11. Rose Garden

12. Me and Bobby Gee

13. The Most Beautiful Girl

14. I Can Help

15. Desperados Waiting For A Train

16. The Devil Went Down to Georgia

17. Living Next Door to Alice

18. Take This Job and Shove It

19. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

20. Always On My Mind

Volume 3

1. Before He Cheats

2. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

3. High Cotton

4. Cowgirls Don't Cry (feat. Reba McEntire)

5. Gunpowder & Lead

6. Born to Fly

7. Redneck Woman

8. Now I Know

9. Don't Blink

10. A Good Run of Bad Luck

11. If I Were You (And She Were Mine)

12. Meet In the Middle

13. What Part of No

14. Put Yourself In My Place

15. Here I Am

16. Amazed

17. Tonight The Heartache's On Me

18. He Thinks He'll Keep Her

19. Line Dance Party

20. Wild Angels

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